G#m6 chord

G#m6 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

G#m6 is equivalent to A flat minor 6th. It's usually played as a movable shape.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and major sixth. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

G#m6 is an abbreviation for G sharp minor sixth. A less common abbreviation is G#min6. A third system is the minus symbol: G#-6.

Notes

The notes that the G#m6 chord consists of are G#, B, D# and F.

Chord progressions

F#maj7 - G#m6 - C#7

Inversions

1st inversion: G#m6/B (means that B is the bass note).
2nd inversion: G#m6/D# (means that D# is the bass note).
3rd inversion: G#m6/F (means that F is the bass note).

Omissions

G#m6(no5) is an G# minor 6th with no fifth (D#).


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